The printer loads paper from the installed standard paper tray, the multi-purpose tray or the optional lower tray.
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver are as follows:
Standard paper tray
Tray 1
Multi-purpose tray
MP Tray
Optional lower tray unit
Tray 2 *1
*1) If you want to print from Tray 2, you need to install the Optional lower tray. Tray 2 (Optional lower tray) is not available for some models.
Media Type:
Media Type
Tray 1
Tray 2
MP Tray
Plain Paper
75 to 105 g/m2
(20 to 28 lb)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Recycled Paper
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bond Paper
Rough paper-
60 to 163 g/m2
(16 to 43 lb)
Yes *2
Thin Paper
60 to 75 g/m2
(16 to 20 lb)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Thick Paper
105 to 163 g/m2
(28 to 43 lb)
Yes
Thicker Paper
Yes
Labels
Yes *3
Envelopes
Yes *3
Env. Thin
Yes *3
Env. Thick
Yes *3
*2) 60 to 163 g/m2 (16 to 43 lb)
*3) Up to 3 sheets
Width: 76.2 to 215.9 mm (3 to 8.5 in.) Length: 127 to 355.6 mm (5 to 14 in.)
Number of sheets
(80 g/m2 or 20lb)
250 sheets
500 sheets *5
500 sheets
50 sheets
3 Envelopes
*4) Tray 2 (Optional lower tray) is not available for some models.
*5) For HL-6180DW(T), HL-6182DW(T), DCP-8250DN, MFC-8950DW(T) and MFC8952DW(T) only.
Legal or Folio size paper is not available in some regions outside the USA and Canada.
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